Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 24, 1906, Page 4

LAND FOR ‘RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO CARRY OUT ITS AGRA- RIAN PROGRAMME. WILL NOT WAIT FOR PARLIAMENT HOPED DISTRIBUTION OF CROWN LANDS WILL END EXISTING DISSATISFACTION. St. Petersburg, Aug. 24—The Rus- slan government has definitely decided to proceed with its original plan of settling the agrarlan question by the distribution of land regardless of par- llament and to go to the country upon the issue at the coming elections. CONCEALING TRUE CONDITIONS. 8trict Censorship of Press Dispatches From the Caucasus, St. Petersburg, Aug. 24.—The Asso- clated Press learns by mail that the strictest censorship is now exercised over press dispatches in the Caucasus to conceal the true state of affairs, both regarding the true inwardness of the Tartar-Armenian warfare and the fonientation among the Russian troops in the garrisoned towns of Transcau- casia. The correspondent of the Asso- ciated Press was not permitted to tele- graph certain items of news and in other cases the censor would only ac- cept his dispatches when supported by the official version of the affairs they reported. The Armenian-Tartar situation is worse than is known to the outside world. Almost all the Russian mili- tary units are disaffected and even the Cossacks are rebelling against doing police duty. The latest mutiny is that of the Poltava Cossacks, who several days ago, at Tiflis, formally demanded to be relieved from police duty and asked for the discharge of those who had served over three years. The en- tire regiment was disarmed and con- fined in their barracks under guard. A secret meeting of about 200 sol- diers, including representatives of some of the guard regiments, has been held in the woods near their camp at Krasnoye-Selo. 1t is reported that a large portion of the men were shown to be in thorough sympathy with the cause of the people and would refuse to fire on them when ordered to do so, but it was also determined that the time was not ripe for a general mu- tiny, as the majority of the troops at the capital were still nominally loyal. FARMERS ACQUIRING TITLE. Land Purchase Act Proving Beneficial to Ireland. New York, Aug. 24—Timothy M. Healy, member of parliament for North Louth, Ireland, who has arrived here en route to Chicago, said he be- “leved that within ten years the land question would be settled for Ireland. He declared that a great improve- ment over former condition$ had been brought about by the operations of the purchase act. Half of the small farm- ers of Wexford had already acquired provisional title to their' land. The samte condition was true in other coun- ties. When the bond issue authorized to sustain the purchase act had been floated he expected to see a tremen- dous increase in the number of farm- ers owning their own lands. In the counties near the large cities few farmers had been able to acquire land becanse of the high price at which it is held, but he hoped to see the time when the land in all sections should be owned by the men who actually tilled it. The purchase act, however, had not helped the industrial situation, he thought. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Aug. 23.—Wheat— Sept., 72%c; Dec., T3%c; May, T7%c. On track—No. 1 hard, 78%ec; No. 1 Northern, 77%c; No. 2 Northern, 76%c; No. 3 Northern ; PEASANTS TELEPHON SEVEN THOUSAND INSTRUMENTS IN CHICAGO'S BUSINESS DIS- TRICT USELESS, Chicago, Aug. 24—Two hundred tel- ephone girls employed in the central exchange of the Chicago Telephone company struck during the day, badly crippling the service. The cause of the strike was an order issued by the company directing the girls to enter the building through a rear door, which, in order to-reach, they were compelled to go through a passage- way 100 feet long. The.girls declared that the passageway is muddy even in the daytime and dark, slimy and slip: pery at night. There are three saloon entrances on the alley and the girls declare that they are annoyed by loi- terers about these places. A demand that the order relating to the rear door be changed was refused by the company and the girls struck after a stormy meeting. One hundred and fifty other girls struck within an hour after the first strike, making a total of 350 who went out. Seven thousand telephones in the business district were put out of com- mission. HEAVY TRANSACTIONS IN STEEL. Feature of the Day on New York Stock Exchange. New York, Aug. 24—The feature of the stock market at the opening was the heavy transactions in United States Steel common and Union Pa- cific. United States Steel opened in a block of 25,000 shares at 465% to 4674, as compared with 453, the pre- vious day’s closing price. Union Pa- cific changed hands at 183, a gain of 134. The Hill stocks also were strong, Great Northern preferred advancing 8 points to 3273, while Northern Pa- cific was up 3% points, to 217. Else- where in the general list the gains ranged from 1 to 2 points. The local market seemed to take its cue from London, where Americans were very strong. Much of the buying over there, however, was believed to be for New York account. The market sold off very generally before the end of the first half hour and most of the early gains were lost. AFFECTS ABOUT 8ecretary Shaw Increases Deposits of Public Moneys. ‘Washington, Aug. 24.—Secretary Shaw has taken steps to increase the deposits of public moneys in national bank depositories in various parts of the country to $50,000 each, the amount authorized by law. It affects about 150 banks and will aggregate about $3,000,000 additional deposits. Secretary Shaw said in explanation of his action that he had not desig- nated any national bank depositories since immediately following the Pan- ama bond sale. There was, however, quite a large surplus in the treasury and he had decided to increase the deposits in a large number of banks to $50,000 each. 150 BANKS. STRINGENT MEASURES. To Prohibit Use of Insurance Money for Political Purposes. 8t. Paul, Aug. 24.—Stringent meas- ures prohibiting the use of funds by insurance companies for political pur- poses were approved by the special committee of insurance commissioners and attorneys general in session at the state capitol for the purpose of draw- ing up a uniform insurance code to he presented to the various legislatures next winter. Reau E. Folk of Knox- ville, Tenn., chairman of the commit- tee on prohibition of political contri- butions, reported a bill fashioned after the New York law now in force in that state, and the bill was substantially adopted as part of the uniform code. It makes it a misdemeanor, punish able by a year’s imprisonment and a fine of not more than $1,000, for any officer of an insurance company to contribute to campaign funds or in any way to aid the political fortunes of i welldnd favorably know 7 M. E. THURSTON, CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF, M. E. Thurston, who seeks the republican nomination for sheriff, has been a resident of the county for the past eight years and is . He ranks first among the party work- .ers, and having a wideseguaintance, is in a good position to ask your support at the primaries on September 18, 1906. E GIRLS STRIKE BODIES ARE UNBURIED, MANY GRAYES WASHED OUT ALL THE CEMETERIES AT VALPA. RAISO DESTROYED BY LATE EARTHQUAKE. ifllGUES FILLED WITH THE DEAD FEARED EPIDEMIC WILL RESULT AND MANY FAMILIES ARE LEAVING CITY. Valparaiso, Chile, Aug. 24.—Some of the business houses have reopened for the first time since the earthquake. The city is still under martial law. Traffic ceases at 6 o’clock in the even- ing and everybody is compelled to take some part in the work of restor- ing normal conditions. One of the greatest difficulties en- countered by the authorities is the in- terment of the bodies recovered from the ruins, as all the cemeteries were destroyed. At the various temporary morgues heaps of coffins have accumu- lated, awaiting the designation of their place of burial. The work of re- covering the bodies is being pushed to the utmost in order to avoid an epi- demic, in fear of which many families are leaving the city. Through the whole length of Brazil avenue and all over Victoria square large sheds have been constructed to shelter the home- less from the severe rains. All the provinces of the North and South which have not suffered from the earthquake are sending supplies of food and money to the stricken cities and towns. The department of public works at Santiago has appropriated $100,000 for the construction of sheds to shel- ter the refugees from Valparaiso and elsewhere, who continue to arrive at the Chilean capital in large numbers. GERMAN MARINES LANDED. Will Protect Lives of Subjects at Val- paraiso. Berlin, Aug. 24.—The German gov- ernment has issued the following statement: “Ofticial reports from Valparaiso unfortunately confirm the almost total destruction of that city. The German consulate general with its archives was destroyed, but nobody was hurt. The other Germans in Valparaiso are in the greatest danger through fire and plundering. Upon their wish, which the consul general forwarded to the German charge d'affaires in Santiago, an understanding has been reached with the government of Chile by which the German cruiser Falke will land a detachment of sailors and marines to protect the lives and prop- erty of German subjects at Val paraiso.” MUST BE TORN DOWN. Three Thousand Houses at Sartiago in Damaged Condition. Bantiago, Chile, Aug. 24.—It is an- nounced that the ministry of public works has been advised that it will be necessary to demolish more than 3,000 houses here as the result of damage which they received during the recent earth shocks. Energetic measures have been taken to suppress all overcharging for the necessaries of life by merchants here. The municipality is now selling fresh meats to the inhabitants. The street car service in Santiago has been suspended owing to the lack of coal at the powerhouses. San Francisco Aids Valparaiso. ‘Washington, Aug. 24—San Fran- cisco made the first American contri- bution for the relief of the Valparaiso earthquake sufferers. A dispatch re- ceived by the state department from American Minister Hicks, at Santiago, announced that a donation of $10,000 had been received from San Francisco, MANUFACTURING STATISTICS. Figures for 1905 Show Large Increase Over 1900. Washington, Aug. 24.—Unequalled prosperity in the manufacturing in- dustries in the United States for the calendar year of 1905 is, shown in a census bulletin just completed, which is compared by the census bureau with a similar census for the year 1900. The number of manufacturing estab- lishments in the country, as shown by the census, is 216,262, an increase of 4 per cent over 1900. Capital in- creased during the five years from $8,978,820,200 to $12,686,265,673, or 41 per cent. In the same period the total value of products increased from $11,- 411,121,123 to $14,802,147,087, a gain of 30 per cent. There has been an in- crease of 43 per cent in the number of officers and clerks employed by the manufactories and a gain of 51 per cent in the salaries paid. In the same time .the number of wage earners in- creased 16 per cent and the salaries 30 per cent. The number of wage earners reported for 1906 was 6,470, 321, with an annual income of $2,611, 540,632, Victory for Sultan's Troops. Melilla, Morocco, Aug. 24—Further fighting has taken place between the pretender’s and the sultan’s troops, resulting in a victory for the latter. Only a few men were killed or wound- od on elther side. AMERICAN REPUBLIC. Movement to Unite Present Govern. ments Into One, San Salvador, Aug. 24.—A Unlonist party has been organized here to work 1n favor of the formation of a Central American republic, to include all the Central- American' republics as now constituted. A central committee has been -elected to further the aims of the new party. A number of -prom- inent Central Americans are included in its membership. DELUGK EXPOSES SEVERAL HUN. : DRED BODIES IN KANSAS CITY CEMETERY. Kansas City, Aug. 24—A terrific rain storm prevailed in Kansas City and viclnity early in the day, causing more or less serlous damage. In Kan- eas City 5.93 inches of water fell, a record for the time, three hours and a half. Low lying lands were flooded and the police and fire departments were called upon to rescue persons from basements in Little Italy, in the north end of town, and in the east and west bolloms, where the water en- tered many small houses, Several down town basements were flooded and goods damaged. & At Elmwood cemetery, five miles east of the business district, serfous damage was done. Practically the en. tire cemetery grounds were flooded and in the lower grounds a strong cur- rent was formed. This resulted in the washing out of dozens of graves. At least 200 bodies were exposed. Monu- ments were wrecked and other dam- age done. ROSTER OF CONGRESSMEN. Gompers Preparing “Honor Roll” and “Blacklist.” Washington, Aug. 24.—In the next issue of the American Federationist President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor will publish a list of Western congressmen whom he will put either on an “honor roll” or on a “blacklist,” according to their at- titude on certain questions in which organized labor is interested. Recently President Gompers sent out a circular letter to all senators and members demanding to know their attitude on the questions dis- cussed in the “bill of grievances” pre- sented to President Roosevelt at the last session of congress. 2 Replies are being received from senators and congressmen and Gom- pers is marking them as either for or against the interests of organized la- bor. The publication of the list is to be an important step in connection with the entry of labor into politics. The September issue of the Federationist will contain 123 of the replies received by President Gompers from senators and congressmen. This will be fol- lowed up by another batch in October. All members who fail to reply will be blacklisted, so by the time the cam- paign waxes hot the Federation will be in the field with a complete roster of congress, each member marked “O. K.” or “hostile,” as the case may be. BY UNPRECEDENTED MAJORITY. Hoke Smith Democratic Nominee for ‘Governor of Georgia. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 24.—The latest returns from the Democratic primaries throughout Georgia seem only to strengthen Hoke Smith's hold on the governorship of the state. After one of the hardest fought battles in the political history of the state his vie- tory at the:primaries, the result of which is practically equivalent to elec- tion, came by a majority unprece- dented. The figures, which lack official con- firmation and do not include three re- mote counties, show the following division of the counties of the state: Hoke Smith 115, Clark Howell 10, R. B. Russell 10, M. Smith 2 and J. H. Estill 4. PAYS RESPECTS TO HEARST. Jerome Discusses New York Political Situation. New York, Aug. 24.—District Attor- ney William Travers Jerome, in dis- cussing the political situation in this state, sald he.believed the time was now ripe for the many leaders of Tam- many Hall to state their positions. He also declared that Mr. Hearst as a man did not figure in the coming cam- paign. “If Mr. Hearst was nominated by the Democratic convention would you support him?” asked the reporter. “You will never face this situation,” Mr. Jerome replied. “Let’s discuss something practical. The Democratic party has had to swallow some bitter draughts in the past, but it will never stand for that medicine.” “You saw what Mr. Hearst said about you?” “Yes, I saw that,” answered the dis- trict attorney. “There is no question of Hearst, the person, in this matter. The question is of the group about Hearst. Hearst, the man, is a man of no importance and no ideas. He is like Murphy. The question about Hearst resolves itself into the persons who are about him, whose ideas, work- ing on the addle brain of Czolgosz, armed his hand to slay a president and, working Along those lines, is re- flected in the conduct of the great leader of the Independence league, Borough President Bird Coler, who went along the line of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company inciting riot. The great Sheriff Flaherty acted in a like manner, instead of leaving to be settled by the courts the matter which belongs to them to decide.” PHILIPPINE CERTIFICATES. Bids Opened for an Issue of One Mil. lion Dollars. Washington, Aug. 24.—Bids have been opened at the bureau of insular affairs, war' department, for-$1,000,000 of Philippine certificates, Numerous bids were submitted, but it is expected that the whole amount will be award- ed to Fisk & Robinson of New York, ‘whose bid was 1.0228 for all or none of the amount. One of the bids was as high as 1.03 for $100,000 worth. Four Deaths From Heat. Cleveland, Aug. '24.—The tempera- ture reacited an almost intolerable de- gree of intensity here Wednesday. The humidity was great and there was much suffering throughout the ecity. Four deaths from heat prostration oc- ourred and nearly a score of other prostrations are - reported, some of ‘them serlous. , CLAIMS TO BE SANE NOW Wall Paper Mouldings THAW'S DEFENSE WILL BE EMO. TIONAL INSANITY AT TIME I OF WHITE'S MURDER. J. A. HOFF Reliable Painter All Work Guaranteed. Shop Rear Swedback Blk New York, Aug. 23—A declsiop has been reached by the attorneys for Harry K. Thaw that Thaw’s defense to the charge of killing Stanford ‘White will be a plea of emotional in- sanity. This will include as a part of the defense the' declaration that Thaw's dnsanity existed only until after White was killed and that Thaw is now sane again and has been since the killing. The decision to make this plea was reached after the reports of two allen- ists who visited Thaw in the Tombs e Tuésday had been communicated to{ FEdward McMahon, the first city Clitford W. Hartridge, of Thaw’s coun-; comptroller of Superior, Wis., is dead, sel, aged seventy-four years. It was decided also that Mrs. Harry The suspension of the firm of Frank- K. Thaw will be the chief witness of | jp & Billon, members of the New the defense in its effort to prove that | York Consolidated Stock Exchange, 1s Thaw was insane when he killed | gnnounced. White. A cable dispatch to the Japanese 1t was over the question whether a| gmpagey at London explains th:t Port plea of insanity should be made that Dalny will be open to the commerce Thaw and his former counsel dis-| ¢ a1l nations from Sept. 1. agreed, resulting in the dismissal tf:’law;;s: e e msf:e:s?np:: "The San Francisco relief committee | ling of railroad taxes and for raflroad by Thaws former comnsel Inolaged tg | 125 announced that after Aug. 25 no | regulations and commits the party to more provisions will be supplied toldlrect primary method of nominating Varnishes BRIEF BITS OF NEWS, BROWN FINALLY CHOSEN. Named for United States Senator by Nebraska Republicans. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 24—In a stren- uous session of twelve hours the Re- publican state convention nominated & ticket headed by Attorney General Norris Brown for United States sena- tor and adopted a platform which is in some respects a radical departure from past party declarations, in that it demands a “new deal” in the levy- admisslon that he is now insane and | . p0coq that are ablebodied: officers. it accepted by the court and jury - y Fining of employes as a means of | The leading fisht was on senator, would have caused his confinement in % an insane asylum. The plea now de- | enforcing discipline in the postal serv- | 8Ix ballots being required to nominate Brown. His leading competitor was clded upon makes no such admission. | ice, & system that has been in opera- P e ltlon for many vears, ig to be abolished. gl: veteran Omaha editor, Edward sewater. No question before the American, people today is of more vital importance' than that of Pure Food. The health! of the nation is at stake. It lies- with! the individual---with you--to encourage the manufacture of pure food products by asking for them. - Care in selection is your pro-> tection. A Choose Hamm’s for vour beer.. : When you drink Hamm’s Beer you can be absolutely sure of its purity. The Dairy and Food Commissions of Minn- esota and South Dakota have made analgses and found it to be entirely free from foreign or adulterating matter of every kind. If you wish to satisfy yourself, have an analysis made. We will cheerfully pay the fee of any reputable chemist. THEO. HAMM BREWING CO., © ST. PAUL. MINN. THEO. GULLICKSON AGENT BEMIDJI,